diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e058758..820b15c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
 ############################################################################
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3) # unclear - TODO
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
 
 macro(qsk_setup_options)
 
diff --git a/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake b/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
index 21beee6f..9cc72d5a 100644
--- a/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QskConfigMacros.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ macro(qsk_enable_pedantic_flags)
         add_compile_definitions(QT_STRICT_ITERATORS)
     endif()
 
+    # note: setting CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER without CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID
+    #       will fail here
+
     if ( ( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" )
         OR ( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" ) )
 
@@ -113,6 +116,8 @@ macro(qsk_initialize_build_flags)
 
     if ( NOT MSVC )
         add_compile_options( -Wall -Wextra )
+    else
+        add_compile_options(/W4 /WX)
     endif()
 
 endmacro()